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Joe Barton | |
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| Chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee | |
| In office February 16, 2004 – January 3, 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Billy Tauzin |
| Succeeded by | John Dingell |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 6th district | |
| In office January 3, 1985 – January 3, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Phil Gramm |
| Succeeded by | Ron Wright |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Joseph Linus Barton September 15, 1949 Waco, Texas, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouses | Janet Winslow
(m. 1971; div. 2003)Terri Brasier
(m. 2004; div. 2015) |
| Children | 4 |
| Education | Texas A&M University (BS) Purdue University (MS) |
Joseph Linus Barton (born September 15, 1949) is an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, he represented Texas's 6th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1985 to 2019. The district included Arlington, part of Fort Worth, and several small towns and rural areas south of the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex. He was also a member of the Tea Party Caucus. In 2014, Barton became the longest-serving member of the Texas congressional delegation.[1]
Barton described himself as "a constant defender of conservative ideals and values".[2] He advocated for deregulation of the electricity and natural gas industries,[3] and served as vice-chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committees.[4] He denied that manmade carbon emissions had contributed to global warming,[5][6] was a proponent of the use of fossil fuels,[7] voted in favor of the May 2017 GOP plan to replace Obamacare,[8] supported President Donald Trump's ban on immigration from certain predominantly Muslim nations,[9][10] and supported the death penalty for people caught spying.[7] Barton led a successful effort to repeal the oil export ban in the House in 2015.[11] His environmental record of defending industries against tighter pollution controls earned him the nickname "Smokey Joe."[12]
Barton came to national prominence after telling a citizen at a town hall meeting to "shut up."[13] He came to national attention again when sexually explicit photos that he had shared with women surfaced online in 2017.[14][15][16] In November 2017, Barton announced that he would not seek re-election in 2018 following a sex scandal.[17]
- ^ "Barton, facing sexting scandal, won't run for re-election to Congress," San Antonio Express-News.
- ^ "Battle for Texas’ 6th Congressional District," Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
- ^ "Biography | U.S. Representative Joe Barton". joebarton.house.gov. Archived from the original on December 24, 2018. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
- ^ "Meet the Vice Chairman – Energy and Commerce Committee". Energy and Commerce Committee. Archived from the original on September 25, 2017. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
- ^ Andy Kroll, November 3, 2016, Rolling Stone, Why Republicans Still Reject the Science of Global Warming, Retrieved May 21, 2017, "modern-day Republican Party, protecting fossil fuels ... was a religion ... didn't have a chance in hell of persuading someone like Barton to join his cause.... open hostility to science and evidence and facts...
- ^ Louis Jacobson, January 15, 2015, PolitFact, Widely shared meme oversimplifies Joe Barton's 2009 comment on wind energy, climate change, Retrieved May 21, 2017
- ^ a b Jay Newton-Small and Katy Steinmetz, June 18, 2010, TIME, Eight More Deep Thoughts from Rep. Joe Barton, Retrieved May 22, 2017, "in the mid-1980s, Barton took a hard Texan line against spies ... he said all spies should be given the death penalty as "retribution" to fellow citizens... "We wouldn't go through the legalities that we have to because of our due process."
- ^ Kim Soffen, Darla Cameron, Kevin Uhrmacher, May 4, 2017, Washington Post, How the House voted to pass the GOP health-care bill, Retrieved May 22, 2017
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Blake1was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ ABBY LIVINGSTON AND BOBBY BLANCHARD, January 29, 2017, Texas Tribune, Texas congressional delegation largely silent on Trump travel ban, Retrieved May 21, 2017, "Barton ... backed the ban..."
- ^ "Skeptics Won Over for Oil Export Win, Barton Says". www.bna.com. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
- ^ "Nude photo posted online of U.S. Rep. Joe Barton," Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
- ^ Lindsay Bever, March 15, 2017, Washington Post, ‘You, sir, shut up!’: Republican congressman shouts down a constituent at tense town hall, Retrieved March 15, 2017, ""You, sir, shut up."... The crowd responded with a combination of apparent anger and applause, with one attendee screaming: "What is that? You don't tell anybody to shut up! You work for us!""
- ^ Pappas, Alex (November 22, 2017). "Republican Rep. Joe Barton apologizes after lewd photo surfaces". Fox News.
- ^ Cheney, Kyle (November 22, 2017). "GOP congressman Barton apologizes for nude selfie". Politico.
- ^ Editorial Board (November 27, 2017). "After cringe-worthy photo, let voters decide on Rep. Joe Barton's future". The Dallas Morning News.
- ^ Leslie, Katie (November 30, 2017). "Rep. Joe Barton: I will not seek re-election". Dallas Morning News. Dallas, TX. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
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